Google Cloud release notes

You can use the URL filtering service to filter your workload traffic by using domain and Server Name Indication (SNI) information available in the egress HTTP(S) messages. For more information, see URL filtering service overview. This feature is available in General Availability.

Anywhere Cache has been renamed to Rapid Cache.

Generally available: The maximum throughput for a Hyperdisk Balanced High Availability disk is increased to 2,400 MiB/s from 1,200 MiB/s. Hyperdisk Balanced High Availability provides high availability block storage for mission-critical workloads by synchronously replicating data between two zones within a region.

For more information, see Hyperdisk Balanced High Availability overview.

Secure tags with a purpose-data attribute specifying a VPC network or an organization now support VPC networks that are connected using VPC Network Peering. For more information, see Secure tags for firewalls. This feature is available in General Availability.

Preview: The instance flexibility policy of a managed instance group (MIG) lets you override the minimum CPU platform and disk definition that is specified in the MIG's instance template. With these overrides, you can select machine types that run on different CPU platforms and that have different architectures.

For more information, see About instance flexibility in MIGs.

Changed: The following operations on the boot disk of a Compute Engine instance that has a service account attached require the iam.serviceAccounts.actAs permission on the service account. In the following list, the boot disk of such an instance is referred to as the source disk.

• Creating a standard or archive snapshot of the source disk, including application consistent snapshots
• Cloning the source disk
• Creating a machine image of the instance
• Creating a custom image of the source disk
• Starting asynchronous replication of the source disk to another region
• Creating a new disk when you create an instance, if the new disk is created from an instant snapshot of the source disk

If you have already have the Compute Instance Admin (v1) (roles/compute.instanceAdmin.v1) role and the Service Account User (v1) (roles/iam.serviceAccountUser) role on the project, no action is required.

Otherwise, ask your administrator to grant you the iam.serviceAccounts.actAs permission on the service account. For instructions, see Manage access to other resources.

(2026-R11) Version updates

GKE cluster versions have been updated.

New versions available for upgrades and new clusters.

The following versions are now available for new GKE clusters, and for manual control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information about versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and About GKE cluster upgrades.

(2026-R11) Version updates

• Version 1.33.5-gke.2469000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Stable channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:
  • 1.32.12-gke.1026000
  • 1.33.8-gke.1026000
  • 1.34.4-gke.1047000
• The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
  • 1.32.11-gke.1211000 is deprecated in the Stable channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.33.5-gke.2392000
  • 1.34.3-gke.1318000 is deprecated in the Stable channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.31 to 1.32.11-gke.1264000
    • 1.32 to 1.33.5-gke.2469000
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.32 to 1.32.11-gke.1264000
    • 1.33 to 1.33.5-gke.2469000
    • 1.34 to 1.34.3-gke.1444000

(2026-R11) Version updates

• Version 1.34.4-gke.1130000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • 1.32.12-gke.1127000
  • 1.33.8-gke.1169000
  • 1.34.4-gke.1193000
  • 1.35.1-gke.1396002
• The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
  • 1.32.12-gke.1026000
  • 1.33.8-gke.1026000
  • 1.34.4-gke.1047000
  • 1.35.0-gke.2745005 is deprecated in the Regular channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.35.0-gke.3047002 is deprecated in the Regular channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.35.1-gke.1396001
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.31 to 1.32.12-gke.1076000
    • 1.32 to 1.33.8-gke.1112000
    • 1.33 to 1.34.4-gke.1130000
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.32 to 1.32.12-gke.1076000
    • 1.33 to 1.33.8-gke.1112000
    • 1.34 to 1.34.4-gke.1130000
    • 1.35 to 1.35.1-gke.1396002

(2026-R11) Version updates

• Version 1.35.2-gke.1269001 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Rapid channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Rapid channel:
  • 1.32.13-gke.1090000
  • 1.33.9-gke.1117000
  • 1.34.5-gke.1153000
  • 1.35.2-gke.1269001
  • 1.35.2-gke.1485000
• The following versions are no longer available in the Rapid channel:
  • 1.32.12-gke.1127000
  • 1.33.8-gke.1169000
  • 1.34.4-gke.1193000
  • 1.35.1-gke.1396001
  • 1.35.2-gke.1269000 is deprecated in the Rapid channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.31 to 1.32.13-gke.1059000
    • 1.32 to 1.33.9-gke.1060000
    • 1.33 to 1.34.5-gke.1076000
    • 1.34 to 1.35.2-gke.1269001
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.32 to 1.32.13-gke.1059000
    • 1.33 to 1.33.9-gke.1060000
    • 1.34 to 1.34.5-gke.1076000
    • 1.35 to 1.35.2-gke.1269001

(2026-R11) Version updates

• Version 1.34.4-gke.1130000 is now the default version for cluster creation.
• The following versions are now available:
  • 1.32.13-gke.1090000
  • 1.33.9-gke.1117000
  • 1.34.5-gke.1153000
  • 1.35.1-gke.1396002
  • 1.35.2-gke.1269001
  • 1.35.2-gke.1485000
• The following node versions are now available:
  • 1.30.14-gke.2215000
  • 1.31.14-gke.1599000
  • 1.32.13-gke.1090000
  • 1.33.9-gke.1117000
  • 1.34.5-gke.1153000
  • 1.35.1-gke.1396002
  • 1.35.2-gke.1269001
  • 1.35.2-gke.1485000
• The following versions are no longer available:
  • 1.32.11-gke.1211000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.33.5-gke.2326000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.34.3-gke.1318000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.35.0-gke.2745005 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.35.0-gke.3047001 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.35.0-gke.3047002 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.35.2-gke.1269000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.31 to 1.32.12-gke.1076000
    • 1.32 to 1.33.5-gke.2469000
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.32 to 1.32.12-gke.1076000
    • 1.33 to 1.33.5-gke.2469000
    • 1.34 to 1.34.4-gke.1130000
    • 1.35 to 1.35.1-gke.1396002

(2026-R11) Version updates

• Version 1.34.4-gke.1130000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • 1.30.14-gke.2117000
  • 1.30.14-gke.2154000
  • 1.30.14-gke.2215000
  • 1.31.14-gke.1476000
  • 1.31.14-gke.1526000
  • 1.31.14-gke.1599000
  • 1.32.12-gke.1127000
  • 1.33.8-gke.1169000
  • 1.34.4-gke.1193000
  • 1.35.1-gke.1396002
• The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
  • 1.30.14-gke.2026000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.30.14-gke.2071000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.30.14-gke.2192000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.31.14-gke.1376000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.31.14-gke.1423000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.31.14-gke.1576000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.32.12-gke.1026000
  • 1.33.8-gke.1026000
  • 1.34.4-gke.1047000
  • 1.35.0-gke.2745005 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.35.0-gke.3047002 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.35.1-gke.1396001
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.29 to 1.30.14-gke.2117000
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.30 to 1.30.14-gke.2117000
    • 1.31 to 1.31.14-gke.1476000
    • 1.32 to 1.32.12-gke.1076000
    • 1.33 to 1.33.8-gke.1112000
    • 1.34 to 1.34.4-gke.1130000
    • 1.35 to 1.35.1-gke.1396002

You can update a service attachment's target service without recreating the service attachment. Consumer connections are preserved during the update, but traffic is briefly disrupted. This feature is available in General Availability.

For more information, including a list of supported configurations, see Service mutability.

Object uploads that use customer-managed encryption keys (CMEK) now fail if the Cloud Storage service agent lacks the necessary IAM role to decrypt the object. For steps to grant the required role, see Assign a Cloud KMS key to a service agent.

(2026-R10) Version updates

GKE cluster versions have been updated.

New versions available for upgrades and new clusters.

The following versions are now available for new GKE clusters, and for manual control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information about versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and About GKE cluster upgrades.

(2026-R10) Version updates

• Version 1.33.5-gke.2392000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Stable channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:
  • 1.32.11-gke.1264000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2469000
  • 1.34.3-gke.1444000
• The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
  • 1.32.11-gke.1174000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2326000
  • 1.34.3-gke.1245000
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.31 to 1.32.11-gke.1211000
    • 1.32 to 1.33.5-gke.2392000
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.32 to 1.32.11-gke.1211000
    • 1.33 to 1.33.5-gke.2392000
    • 1.34 to 1.34.3-gke.1318000

(2026-R10) Version updates

• Version 1.34.4-gke.1047000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • 1.32.12-gke.1076000
  • 1.33.8-gke.1112000
  • 1.34.4-gke.1130000
  • 1.35.1-gke.1396001
• The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
  • 1.32.11-gke.1264000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2469000
  • 1.34.3-gke.1444000
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.31 to 1.32.12-gke.1026000
    • 1.32 to 1.33.8-gke.1026000
    • 1.33 to 1.34.4-gke.1047000
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.32 to 1.32.12-gke.1026000
    • 1.33 to 1.33.8-gke.1026000
    • 1.34 to 1.34.4-gke.1047000

(2026-R10) Version updates

• The following versions are now available in the Rapid channel:
  • 1.32.13-gke.1059000
  • 1.33.9-gke.1060000
  • 1.34.5-gke.1076000
  • 1.35.2-gke.1269000
• The following versions are no longer available in the Rapid channel:
  • 1.32.12-gke.1076000
  • 1.33.8-gke.1112000
  • 1.34.4-gke.1130000
  • 1.35.1-gke.1616000
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.31 to 1.32.12-gke.1127000
    • 1.32 to 1.33.8-gke.1169000
    • 1.33 to 1.34.4-gke.1193000
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.32 to 1.32.12-gke.1127000
    • 1.33 to 1.33.8-gke.1169000
    • 1.34 to 1.34.4-gke.1193000

(2026-R10) Version updates

• Version 1.34.4-gke.1047000 is now the default version for cluster creation.
• The following versions are now available:
  • 1.32.13-gke.1059000
  • 1.33.9-gke.1060000
  • 1.34.5-gke.1076000
  • 1.35.2-gke.1269000
• The following node versions are now available:
  • 1.30.14-gke.2192000
  • 1.31.14-gke.1576000
  • 1.32.13-gke.1059000
  • 1.33.9-gke.1060000
  • 1.34.5-gke.1076000
  • 1.35.2-gke.1269000
• The following versions are no longer available:
  • 1.32.11-gke.1174000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2228001
  • 1.34.3-gke.1245000
  • 1.35.1-gke.1616000
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.31 to 1.32.12-gke.1026000
    • 1.32 to 1.33.5-gke.2392000
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.32 to 1.32.12-gke.1026000
    • 1.33 to 1.33.5-gke.2392000
    • 1.34 to 1.34.4-gke.1047000

(2026-R10) Version updates

• Version 1.34.4-gke.1047000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • 1.30.14-gke.2192000
  • 1.31.14-gke.1576000
  • 1.32.12-gke.1076000
  • 1.33.8-gke.1112000
  • 1.34.4-gke.1130000
  • 1.35.1-gke.1396001
• The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
  • 1.30.14-gke.2154000
  • 1.31.14-gke.1526000
  • 1.32.11-gke.1264000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2469000
  • 1.34.3-gke.1444000
  • 1.35.0-gke.3047001
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.32 to 1.32.12-gke.1026000
    • 1.33 to 1.33.8-gke.1026000
    • 1.34 to 1.34.4-gke.1047000

To address high-severity kernel vulnerabilities (including CVE-2025-21756 and CVE-2025-38052) in Rocky Linux 8 and 9, updates are available for the Compute Engine images maintained by CIQ. If your VM instances use images dated before September 2025 (version v20250912), you must take action to ensure you continue to receive security patches.

How to determine if your Compute Engine VMs are affected

You are affected if your VM instance uses a Rocky Linux image from an -optimized-gcp or -optimized-gcp-nvidia family with a version date older than v20250912 (for example, rocky-linux-9-optimized-gcp-v20250807). To check your VM's source image, see View VM instance image details. You can view details for these image families in Rocky Linux OS details.

Action required

• If your image version is v20250912 or later: Your VM is already configured to use the newer SIG/Cloud Next (SCN) repositories and is receiving security updates. No action is required.

• If your image version is older than v20250912: Your VM is configured to use legacy SIG/Cloud repositories that no longer receive regular kernel updates and won't receive future security patches. While running sudo dnf update applies a one-time patch for the vulnerabilities listed, you must manually migrate the VM to the SCN repositories to receive ongoing updates by following the CIQ migration guide.

Rapid Bucket is now generally available. Rapid Bucket lets you store objects in the Rapid storage class by defining a zone as a bucket's location. This architecture optimizes data access and I/O performance between your storage and compute resources. Rapid Bucket is most suitable for data-intensive workloads like AI/ML and high-scale data analytics.

For more information, see Rapid Bucket and Create zonal buckets.

You can now execute SQL statements using the Cloud SQL Data API for administrative queries.

You can now execute SQL statements using the Cloud SQL Data API for administrative queries.

Security fixes and enhancements to Cloud Armor preconfigured WAF canary rulesets for v3.0. For more information, see Tuning Google Cloud Armor WAF rules.

The following rulesets have been updated:

• sqli-canary
• xss-canary
• lfi-canary
• rfi-canary
• rce-canary
• methodenforcement-canary
• scannerdetection-canary
• protocolattack-canary
• php-canary
• sessionfixation-canary

(2026-R9) Version updates

GKE cluster versions have been updated.

New versions available for upgrades and new clusters.

The following versions are now available for new GKE clusters, and for manual control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information about versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and About GKE cluster upgrades.

(2026-R9) Version updates

• Version 1.33.5-gke.2326000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Stable channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:
  • 1.32.11-gke.1211000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2392000
  • 1.34.3-gke.1318000
• The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
  • 1.32.11-gke.1038000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2228001
  • 1.34.3-gke.1051003
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.31 to 1.32.11-gke.1174000
    • 1.32 to 1.33.5-gke.2326000
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.32 to 1.32.11-gke.1174000
    • 1.33 to 1.33.5-gke.2326000
    • 1.34 to 1.34.3-gke.1245000

(2026-R9) Version updates

• Version 1.34.3-gke.1444000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • 1.32.12-gke.1026000
  • 1.33.8-gke.1026000
  • 1.34.4-gke.1047000
  • 1.35.0-gke.2745005
  • 1.35.0-gke.3047002
• The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
  • 1.32.11-gke.1211000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2392000
  • 1.34.3-gke.1318000
  • 1.35.0-gke.2398002
  • 1.35.0-gke.2745004
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.31 to 1.32.11-gke.1264000
    • 1.32 to 1.33.5-gke.2469000
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.32 to 1.32.11-gke.1264000
    • 1.33 to 1.33.5-gke.2469000
    • 1.34 to 1.34.3-gke.1444000
    • 1.35 to 1.35.0-gke.2745005

(2026-R9) Version updates

• Version 1.35.1-gke.1396001 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Rapid channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Rapid channel:
  • 1.32.12-gke.1127000
  • 1.33.8-gke.1169000
  • 1.34.4-gke.1193000
  • 1.35.1-gke.1396001
  • 1.35.1-gke.1616000
• The following versions are no longer available in the Rapid channel:
  • 1.32.12-gke.1026000
  • 1.33.8-gke.1026000
  • 1.34.4-gke.1047000
  • 1.35.0-gke.3047001
  • 1.35.1-gke.1396000
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.31 to 1.32.12-gke.1076000
    • 1.32 to 1.33.8-gke.1112000
    • 1.33 to 1.34.4-gke.1130000
    • 1.34 to 1.35.1-gke.1396001
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.32 to 1.32.12-gke.1076000
    • 1.33 to 1.33.8-gke.1112000
    • 1.34 to 1.34.4-gke.1130000
    • 1.35 to 1.35.1-gke.1396001

(2026-R9) Version updates

• Version 1.34.3-gke.1444000 is now the default version for cluster creation.
• The following versions are now available:
  • 1.32.12-gke.1127000
  • 1.33.8-gke.1169000
  • 1.34.4-gke.1193000
  • 1.35.0-gke.2745005
  • 1.35.0-gke.3047002
  • 1.35.1-gke.1396001
  • 1.35.1-gke.1616000
• The following node versions are now available:
  • 1.30.14-gke.2154000
  • 1.31.14-gke.1526000
  • 1.32.12-gke.1127000
  • 1.33.8-gke.1169000
  • 1.34.4-gke.1193000
  • 1.35.0-gke.2745005
  • 1.35.0-gke.3047002
  • 1.35.1-gke.1396001
  • 1.35.1-gke.1616000
• The following versions are no longer available:
  • 1.32.11-gke.1038000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2172001
  • 1.34.3-gke.1051003
  • 1.35.0-gke.2398002
  • 1.35.0-gke.2745003
  • 1.35.0-gke.2745004
  • 1.35.1-gke.1396000
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.31 to 1.32.11-gke.1264000
    • 1.32 to 1.33.5-gke.2326000
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.32 to 1.32.11-gke.1264000
    • 1.33 to 1.33.5-gke.2326000
    • 1.34 to 1.34.3-gke.1444000
    • 1.35 to 1.35.0-gke.2745005

(2026-R9) Version updates

• Version 1.34.3-gke.1444000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • 1.30.14-gke.2071000
  • 1.30.14-gke.2154000
  • 1.31.14-gke.1423000
  • 1.31.14-gke.1526000
  • 1.32.12-gke.1026000
  • 1.33.8-gke.1026000
  • 1.34.4-gke.1047000
  • 1.35.0-gke.2745005
  • 1.35.0-gke.3047001
  • 1.35.0-gke.3047002
• The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
  • 1.30.14-gke.1991000
  • 1.30.14-gke.2117000
  • 1.31.14-gke.1336000
  • 1.31.14-gke.1476000
  • 1.32.11-gke.1211000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2392000
  • 1.34.3-gke.1318000
  • 1.35.0-gke.2398002
  • 1.35.0-gke.2745004
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.29 to 1.30.14-gke.2026000
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.30 to 1.30.14-gke.2026000
    • 1.31 to 1.31.14-gke.1376000
    • 1.32 to 1.32.11-gke.1264000
    • 1.33 to 1.33.5-gke.2469000
    • 1.34 to 1.34.3-gke.1444000
    • 1.35 to 1.35.0-gke.2745005

Generally available: You can use managed constraints with Organization Policy Service for centralized, programmatic control of your Compute Engine resources. Managed constraints replace legacy compute.* constraints and are identifiable by the compute.managed.* prefix. They also include built-in support for safe rollout tools like Policy Simulator and dry run mode.

For more information, see Organization policies for Compute Engine and Managed constraints.

Generally available: You can apply compact placement policies to standalone Flex-start VMs. These policies let you colocate your standalone Flex-start VMs as close to each other as possible. Applying a compact placement policy minimizes network hops and improves the performance of latency-sensitive workloads. For more information, see About compact placement policies and About Flex-start VMs.

You can use network contexts to meet your security goals by using fewer firewall policy rules more efficiently. For more information, see Network contexts. This feature is available in General Availability.

(2026-R8) Version updates

GKE cluster versions have been updated.

New versions available for upgrades and new clusters.

The following versions are now available for new GKE clusters, and for manual control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information about versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and About GKE cluster upgrades.

(2026-R8) Version updates

• Version 1.33.5-gke.2228001 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Stable channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:
  • 1.32.11-gke.1174000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2326000
  • 1.34.3-gke.1245000
• Version 1.33.5-gke.2172001 is no longer available in the Stable channel.
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.32 to 1.33.5-gke.2228001
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.33 to 1.33.5-gke.2228001

(2026-R8) Version updates

• Version 1.34.3-gke.1318000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • 1.32.11-gke.1264000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2469000
  • 1.34.3-gke.1444000
  • 1.35.0-gke.2745004
• The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
  • 1.32.11-gke.1174000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2326000
  • 1.34.3-gke.1245000
  • 1.35.0-gke.2232003
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.31 to 1.32.11-gke.1211000
    • 1.32 to 1.33.5-gke.2392000
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.32 to 1.32.11-gke.1211000
    • 1.33 to 1.33.5-gke.2392000
    • 1.34 to 1.34.3-gke.1318000
    • 1.35 to 1.35.0-gke.2398002

(2026-R8) Version updates

• Version 1.35.0-gke.3047001 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Rapid channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Rapid channel:
  • 1.32.12-gke.1076000
  • 1.33.8-gke.1112000
  • 1.34.4-gke.1130000
  • 1.35.0-gke.3047001
  • 1.35.1-gke.1396000
• The following versions are no longer available in the Rapid channel:
  • 1.32.11-gke.1264000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2469000
  • 1.34.3-gke.1444000
  • 1.35.0-gke.2745003
  • 1.35.0-gke.3047000
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.31 to 1.32.12-gke.1026000
    • 1.32 to 1.33.8-gke.1026000
    • 1.33 to 1.34.4-gke.1047000
    • 1.34 to 1.35.0-gke.3047001
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.32 to 1.32.12-gke.1026000
    • 1.33 to 1.33.8-gke.1026000
    • 1.34 to 1.34.4-gke.1047000
    • 1.35 to 1.35.0-gke.3047001

(2026-R8) Version updates

• Version 1.34.3-gke.1318000 is now the default version for cluster creation.
• The following versions are now available:
  • 1.32.12-gke.1076000
  • 1.33.8-gke.1112000
  • 1.34.4-gke.1130000
  • 1.35.0-gke.2745004
  • 1.35.0-gke.3047001
  • 1.35.1-gke.1396000
• The following node versions are now available:
  • 1.30.14-gke.2117000
  • 1.31.14-gke.1476000
  • 1.32.12-gke.1076000
  • 1.33.8-gke.1112000
  • 1.34.4-gke.1130000
  • 1.35.0-gke.2745004
  • 1.35.0-gke.3047001
  • 1.35.1-gke.1396000
• The following versions are no longer available:
  • 1.33.5-gke.2118001
  • 1.35.0-gke.2232003
  • 1.35.0-gke.2398000
  • 1.35.0-gke.3047000
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.31 to 1.32.11-gke.1211000
    • 1.32 to 1.33.5-gke.2228001
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.32 to 1.32.11-gke.1211000
    • 1.33 to 1.33.5-gke.2228001
    • 1.34 to 1.34.3-gke.1318000
    • 1.35 to 1.35.0-gke.2398002

(2026-R8) Version updates

• Version 1.34.3-gke.1318000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • 1.30.14-gke.2026000
  • 1.30.14-gke.2117000
  • 1.31.14-gke.1376000
  • 1.31.14-gke.1476000
  • 1.32.11-gke.1264000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2469000
  • 1.34.3-gke.1444000
  • 1.35.0-gke.2745004
• The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
  • 1.30.14-gke.1973000
  • 1.30.14-gke.2071000
  • 1.31.14-gke.1319000
  • 1.31.14-gke.1423000
  • 1.32.11-gke.1174000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2326000
  • 1.34.3-gke.1245000
  • 1.35.0-gke.2232003
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.29 to 1.30.14-gke.1991000
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.30 to 1.30.14-gke.1991000
    • 1.31 to 1.31.14-gke.1336000
    • 1.32 to 1.32.11-gke.1211000
    • 1.33 to 1.33.5-gke.2392000
    • 1.34 to 1.34.3-gke.1318000
    • 1.35 to 1.35.0-gke.2398002

Cloud NGFW now supports regional system firewall policies. Regional system firewall policies are read-only policies that internal Google services, such as Google Kubernetes Engine, use to secure their operations within a VPC network. For more information, see Regional system firewall policies. This feature is available in General Availability.

(2026-R7) Version updates

GKE cluster versions have been updated.

New versions available for upgrades and new clusters.

The following versions are now available for new GKE clusters, and for manual control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information about versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and About GKE cluster upgrades.

(2026-R7) Version updates

• Version 1.33.5-gke.2172001 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Stable channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:
  • 1.33.5-gke.2228001
  • 1.34.3-gke.1051003
• The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
  • 1.32.9-gke.1734000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2118001
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.31 to 1.32.11-gke.1038000
    • 1.32 to 1.33.5-gke.2172001
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.32 to 1.32.11-gke.1038000
    • 1.33 to 1.33.5-gke.2172001
    • 1.34 to 1.34.3-gke.1051003

(2026-R7) Version updates

• Version 1.34.3-gke.1245000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • 1.32.11-gke.1211000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2392000
  • 1.34.3-gke.1318000
  • 1.35.0-gke.2232003
  • 1.35.0-gke.2398002
• The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
  • 1.32.11-gke.1038000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2228001
  • 1.34.3-gke.1051003
  • 1.35.0-gke.2232000
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.31 to 1.32.11-gke.1174000
    • 1.32 to 1.33.5-gke.2326000
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.32 to 1.32.11-gke.1174000
    • 1.33 to 1.33.5-gke.2326000
    • 1.34 to 1.34.3-gke.1245000
    • 1.35 to 1.35.0-gke.2232003

(2026-R7) Version updates

• Version 1.35.0-gke.2745003 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Rapid channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Rapid channel:
  • 1.32.12-gke.1026000
  • 1.33.8-gke.1026000
  • 1.34.4-gke.1047000
  • 1.35.0-gke.2745003
  • 1.35.0-gke.3047000
• The following versions are no longer available in the Rapid channel:
  • 1.32.11-gke.1211000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2392000
  • 1.34.3-gke.1318000
  • 1.35.0-gke.2398000
  • 1.35.0-gke.2745000
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.31 to 1.32.11-gke.1264000
    • 1.32 to 1.33.5-gke.2469000
    • 1.33 to 1.34.3-gke.1444000
    • 1.34 to 1.35.0-gke.2745003
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.32 to 1.32.11-gke.1264000
    • 1.33 to 1.33.5-gke.2469000
    • 1.34 to 1.34.3-gke.1444000
    • 1.35 to 1.35.0-gke.2745003

(2026-R7) Version updates

• Version 1.34.3-gke.1245000 is now the default version for cluster creation.
• The following versions are now available:
  • 1.32.12-gke.1026000
  • 1.33.8-gke.1026000
  • 1.34.4-gke.1047000
  • 1.35.0-gke.2232003
  • 1.35.0-gke.2398002
  • 1.35.0-gke.2745003
  • 1.35.0-gke.3047000
• The following node versions are now available:
  • 1.30.14-gke.2071000
  • 1.31.14-gke.1423000
  • 1.32.12-gke.1026000
  • 1.33.8-gke.1026000
  • 1.34.4-gke.1047000
  • 1.35.0-gke.2232003
  • 1.35.0-gke.2398002
  • 1.35.0-gke.2745003
  • 1.35.0-gke.3047000
• The following versions are no longer available:
  • 1.32.9-gke.1734000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2100001
  • 1.35.0-gke.2232000
  • 1.35.0-gke.2745000
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.31 to 1.32.11-gke.1174000
    • 1.32 to 1.33.5-gke.2172001
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.32 to 1.32.11-gke.1174000
    • 1.33 to 1.33.5-gke.2172001
    • 1.34 to 1.34.3-gke.1245000
    • 1.35 to 1.35.0-gke.2232003

(2026-R7) Version updates

• Version 1.34.3-gke.1245000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • 1.30.14-gke.1991000
  • 1.30.14-gke.2071000
  • 1.31.14-gke.1336000
  • 1.31.14-gke.1423000
  • 1.32.11-gke.1211000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2392000
  • 1.34.3-gke.1318000
  • 1.35.0-gke.2232003
  • 1.35.0-gke.2398002
• The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
  • 1.30.14-gke.1922000
  • 1.30.14-gke.2026000
  • 1.31.14-gke.1243000
  • 1.31.14-gke.1376000
  • 1.32.11-gke.1038000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2228001
  • 1.34.3-gke.1051003
  • 1.35.0-gke.2232000
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.29 to 1.30.14-gke.1973000
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.30 to 1.30.14-gke.1973000
    • 1.31 to 1.31.14-gke.1319000
    • 1.32 to 1.32.11-gke.1174000
    • 1.33 to 1.33.5-gke.2326000
    • 1.34 to 1.34.3-gke.1245000
    • 1.35 to 1.35.0-gke.2232003

Cloud Armor preconfigured WAF rules support for inspection up to the first 64 kB (either 8 kB, 16 kB, 32 kB, 48 kB, or 64 kB) of the request body content is Generally Available.

Security fixes and enhancements to Cloud Armor preconfigured WAF v33-canary rulesets. For more information, see Tuning Google Cloud Armor WAF rules.

The following rulesets have been updated:

• sqli-v33-canary
• xss-v33-canary
• lfi-v33-canary
• rfi-v33-canary
• rce-v33-canary
• methodenforcement-v33-canary
• scannerdetection-v33-canary
• protocolattack-v33-canary
• php-v33-canary
• sessionfixation-v33-canary
• java-v33-canary
• nodejs-v33-canary

Generally available: You can use instance flexibility to improve resource availability when creating VMs in bulk in a region. With instance flexibility, you specify one or more suitable machine types for your workload. Compute Engine then provisions VMs from the list of machine types based on capacity and quota availability.

For more information, see About instance flexibility for VMs created in bulk and Create VMs in bulk with instance flexibility.

(2026-R6) Version updates

GKE cluster versions have been updated.

New versions available for upgrades and new clusters.

The following versions are now available for new GKE clusters, and for manual control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information about versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and About GKE cluster upgrades.

(2026-R6) Version updates

• Version 1.33.5-gke.2118001 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Stable channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:
  • 1.32.11-gke.1038000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2172001
• The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
  • 1.32.9-gke.1728000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2100001
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.31 to 1.32.9-gke.1734000
    • 1.32 to 1.33.5-gke.2118001
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.32 to 1.32.9-gke.1734000
    • 1.33 to 1.33.5-gke.2118001

(2026-R6) Version updates

• The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • 1.32.11-gke.1174000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2326000
  • 1.34.3-gke.1245000
  • 1.35.0-gke.2232000
• Version 1.33.5-gke.2172001 is no longer available in the Regular channel.
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.32 to 1.33.5-gke.2228001
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.33 to 1.33.5-gke.2228001
    • 1.35 to 1.35.0-gke.2232000

(2026-R6) Version updates

• Version 1.35.0-gke.2398000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Rapid channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Rapid channel:
  • 1.32.11-gke.1264000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2469000
  • 1.34.3-gke.1444000
  • 1.35.0-gke.2745000
• The following versions are no longer available in the Rapid channel:
  • 1.32.11-gke.1174000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2326000
  • 1.34.3-gke.1245000
  • 1.35.0-gke.2232000
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.31 to 1.32.11-gke.1211000
    • 1.32 to 1.33.5-gke.2392000
    • 1.33 to 1.34.3-gke.1318000
    • 1.34 to 1.35.0-gke.2398000
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.32 to 1.32.11-gke.1211000
    • 1.33 to 1.33.5-gke.2392000
    • 1.34 to 1.34.3-gke.1318000
    • 1.35 to 1.35.0-gke.2398000

(2026-R6) Version updates

• The following versions are now available:
  • 1.32.11-gke.1264000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2469000
  • 1.34.3-gke.1444000
  • 1.35.0-gke.2232000
  • 1.35.0-gke.2398000
  • 1.35.0-gke.2745000
• The following node versions are now available:
  • 1.30.14-gke.2026000
  • 1.31.14-gke.1376000
  • 1.32.11-gke.1264000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2469000
  • 1.34.3-gke.1444000
  • 1.35.0-gke.2232000
  • 1.35.0-gke.2398000
  • 1.35.0-gke.2745000
• The following versions are no longer available:
  • 1.32.9-gke.1728000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2072001
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.32 to 1.33.5-gke.2118001
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.33 to 1.33.5-gke.2118001
    • 1.35 to 1.35.0-gke.2232000

(2026-R6) Version updates

• The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • 1.30.14-gke.1973000
  • 1.30.14-gke.2026000
  • 1.31.14-gke.1319000
  • 1.31.14-gke.1376000
  • 1.32.11-gke.1174000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2326000
  • 1.34.3-gke.1245000
  • 1.35.0-gke.2232000
• The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
  • 1.30.14-gke.1901000
  • 1.30.14-gke.1991000
  • 1.31.14-gke.1166000
  • 1.31.14-gke.1336000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2172001
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.29 to 1.30.14-gke.1922000
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.30 to 1.30.14-gke.1922000
    • 1.31 to 1.31.14-gke.1243000
    • 1.33 to 1.33.5-gke.2228001
    • 1.35 to 1.35.0-gke.2232000

You can autoscale a managed instance group (MIG) that has instance flexibility configured. Autoscaling lets the MIG create or delete virtual machine instances based on an increase or decrease in load. For more information, see About instance flexibility.

You can bring your own IPv6 global unicast addresses (GUAs) to assign to a subnet's internal IPv6 address range. Although GUAs are typically public addresses, in this configuration they are used privately and function in the same way as Google Cloud-provisioned ULAs.

For more information, see Bring your own IP addresses.

(2026-R5) Version updates

GKE cluster versions have been updated.

New versions available for upgrades and new clusters.

The following versions are now available for new GKE clusters, and for manual control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information about versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and About GKE cluster upgrades.

(2026-R5) Version updates

• Version 1.33.5-gke.2100001 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Stable channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:
  • 1.32.9-gke.1734000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2118001
• The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
  • 1.32.9-gke.1711000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2072001
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.31 to 1.32.9-gke.1728000
    • 1.32 to 1.33.5-gke.2100001
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.32 to 1.32.9-gke.1728000
    • 1.33 to 1.33.5-gke.2100001

(2026-R5) Version updates

• Version 1.34.3-gke.1051003 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
• Version 1.33.5-gke.2228001 is now available in the Regular channel.
• The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
  • 1.32.9-gke.1734000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2118001
  • 1.34.1-gke.3971002
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.31 to 1.32.11-gke.1038000
    • 1.32 to 1.33.5-gke.2172001
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.32 to 1.32.11-gke.1038000
    • 1.33 to 1.33.5-gke.2172001
    • 1.34 to 1.34.3-gke.1051003

(2026-R5) Version updates

• Version 1.35.0-gke.2232000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Rapid channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Rapid channel:
  • 1.32.11-gke.1211000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2392000
  • 1.34.3-gke.1318000
  • 1.35.0-gke.2398000
• The following versions are no longer available in the Rapid channel:
  • 1.32.11-gke.1038000
  • 1.32.11-gke.1153001
  • 1.33.5-gke.2228001
  • 1.33.5-gke.2288001
  • 1.34.3-gke.1051003
  • 1.34.3-gke.1136000
  • 1.35.0-gke.1795000
  • 1.35.0-gke.2180000
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.31 to 1.32.11-gke.1174000
    • 1.32 to 1.33.5-gke.2326000
    • 1.33 to 1.34.3-gke.1245000
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.32 to 1.32.11-gke.1174000
    • 1.33 to 1.33.5-gke.2326000
    • 1.34 to 1.34.3-gke.1245000
    • 1.35 to 1.35.0-gke.2232000

(2026-R5) Version updates

• Version 1.34.3-gke.1051003 is now the default version for cluster creation.
• The following versions are now available:
  • 1.32.11-gke.1211000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2392000
  • 1.34.3-gke.1318000
• The following node versions are now available:
  • 1.30.14-gke.1991000
  • 1.31.14-gke.1336000
  • 1.32.11-gke.1211000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2392000
  • 1.34.3-gke.1318000
• The following versions are no longer available:
  • 1.32.9-gke.1711000
  • 1.32.11-gke.1153001
  • 1.33.5-gke.2019000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2100000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2288001
  • 1.34.1-gke.3971002
  • 1.34.3-gke.1136000
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.31 to 1.32.11-gke.1038000
    • 1.32 to 1.33.5-gke.2100001
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.32 to 1.32.11-gke.1038000
    • 1.33 to 1.33.5-gke.2100001
    • 1.34 to 1.34.3-gke.1051003

(2026-R5) Version updates

• Version 1.34.3-gke.1051003 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • 1.30.14-gke.1922000
  • 1.30.14-gke.1991000
  • 1.31.14-gke.1243000
  • 1.31.14-gke.1336000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2228001
• The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
  • 1.29.15-gke.2629000
  • 1.29.15-gke.2660000
  • 1.29.15-gke.2725000
  • 1.30.14-gke.1870000
  • 1.30.14-gke.1973000
  • 1.31.14-gke.1156000
  • 1.31.14-gke.1319000
  • 1.32.9-gke.1734000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2118001
  • 1.34.1-gke.3971002
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.29 to 1.30.14-gke.1901000
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.30 to 1.30.14-gke.1901000
    • 1.31 to 1.31.14-gke.1166000
    • 1.32 to 1.32.11-gke.1038000
    • 1.33 to 1.33.5-gke.2172001
    • 1.34 to 1.34.3-gke.1051003

You can create individual static external IPv4 addresses from bring your own IP addresses (BYOIP) prefixes. This feature is available in General Availability and only applies to IPv4 regional v2 prefixes that are created after December 13, 2025.

For more information, see Enhanced IP address allocation.

Object change notification is deprecated on January 30, 2026. To generate notifications for changes to objects, use Pub/Sub notifications for Cloud Storage instead.

(2026-R4) Version updates

GKE cluster versions have been updated.

New versions available for upgrades and new clusters.

The following versions are now available for new GKE clusters, and for manual control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information about versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and About GKE cluster upgrades.

(2026-R4) Version updates

• Version 1.33.5-gke.2072001 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Stable channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:
  • 1.32.9-gke.1728000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2072001
  • 1.33.5-gke.2100001
• The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
  • 1.32.9-gke.1675000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2019000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2072000
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.31 to 1.32.9-gke.1711000
    • 1.32 to 1.33.5-gke.2072001
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.32 to 1.32.9-gke.1711000
    • 1.33 to 1.33.5-gke.2072001

(2026-R4) Version updates

• Version 1.33.5-gke.2118001 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • 1.32.11-gke.1038000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2118001
  • 1.33.5-gke.2172001
  • 1.34.1-gke.3971002
  • 1.34.3-gke.1051003
• The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
  • 1.32.9-gke.1728000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2100000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2118000
  • 1.34.1-gke.3947002
  • 1.34.1-gke.3971001
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.31 to 1.32.9-gke.1734000
    • 1.32 to 1.33.5-gke.2118001
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.32 to 1.32.9-gke.1734000
    • 1.33 to 1.33.5-gke.2118001
    • 1.34 to 1.34.1-gke.3971002

(2026-R4) Version updates

• Version 1.35.0-gke.1795000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Rapid channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Rapid channel:
  • 1.32.11-gke.1153001
  • 1.32.11-gke.1174000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2228001
  • 1.33.5-gke.2288001
  • 1.33.5-gke.2326000
  • 1.34.3-gke.1051003
  • 1.34.3-gke.1245000
  • 1.35.0-gke.2180000
  • 1.35.0-gke.2232000
• The following versions are no longer available in the Rapid channel:
  • 1.32.11-gke.1075000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2172000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2228000
  • 1.34.3-gke.1051000
  • 1.35.0-gke.1624000
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.32 to 1.33.5-gke.2228001
    • 1.33 to 1.34.3-gke.1051003
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.33 to 1.33.5-gke.2228001
    • 1.34 to 1.34.3-gke.1051003
    • 1.35 to 1.35.0-gke.1795000

(2026-R4) Version updates

• Version 1.33.5-gke.2118001 is now the default version for cluster creation.
• The following versions are now available:
  • 1.32.11-gke.1153001
  • 1.32.11-gke.1174000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2072001
  • 1.33.5-gke.2100001
  • 1.33.5-gke.2118001
  • 1.33.5-gke.2172001
  • 1.33.5-gke.2228001
  • 1.33.5-gke.2288001
  • 1.33.5-gke.2326000
  • 1.34.1-gke.3971002
  • 1.34.3-gke.1051003
  • 1.34.3-gke.1245000
• The following node versions are now available:
  • 1.29.15-gke.2725000
  • 1.30.14-gke.1973000
  • 1.31.14-gke.1319000
  • 1.32.11-gke.1153001
  • 1.32.11-gke.1174000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2072001
  • 1.33.5-gke.2100001
  • 1.33.5-gke.2118001
  • 1.33.5-gke.2172001
  • 1.33.5-gke.2228001
  • 1.33.5-gke.2288001
  • 1.33.5-gke.2326000
  • 1.34.1-gke.3971002
  • 1.34.3-gke.1051003
  • 1.34.3-gke.1245000
• The following versions are no longer available:
  • 1.32.9-gke.1675000
  • 1.32.11-gke.1075000
  • 1.33.5-gke.1956000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2072000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2118000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2172000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2228000
  • 1.34.1-gke.3947002
  • 1.34.1-gke.3971001
  • 1.34.3-gke.1051000
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.31 to 1.32.9-gke.1734000
    • 1.32 to 1.33.5-gke.2072001
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.32 to 1.32.9-gke.1734000
    • 1.33 to 1.33.5-gke.2072001
    • 1.34 to 1.34.1-gke.3971002

(2026-R4) Version updates

• Version 1.33.5-gke.2118001 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • 1.29.15-gke.2660000
  • 1.29.15-gke.2725000
  • 1.30.14-gke.1901000
  • 1.30.14-gke.1973000
  • 1.31.14-gke.1319000
  • 1.32.11-gke.1038000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2118001
  • 1.33.5-gke.2172001
  • 1.34.1-gke.3971002
  • 1.34.3-gke.1051003
• The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
  • 1.29.15-gke.2617000
  • 1.29.15-gke.2680000
  • 1.30.14-gke.1861000
  • 1.30.14-gke.1922000
  • 1.31.14-gke.1243000
  • 1.32.9-gke.1728000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2100000
  • 1.33.5-gke.2118000
  • 1.34.1-gke.3947002
  • 1.34.1-gke.3971001
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.28 to 1.29.15-gke.2629000
    • 1.29 to 1.30.14-gke.1870000
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.29 to 1.29.15-gke.2629000
    • 1.30 to 1.30.14-gke.1870000
    • 1.32 to 1.32.9-gke.1734000
    • 1.33 to 1.33.5-gke.2118001
    • 1.34 to 1.34.1-gke.3971002

Previously, when listing buckets by using the client libraries, JSON API, or RPC API, the request returned an error if some buckets couldn't be reached because a location was temporarily unavailable. You can now use a partial success option to return a list of buckets that are available, as well as the names of any buckets that can't be reached.